By Mary Jo Foley
Publication Date: 2026-03-31 13:34:00
[Editor’s Note: We’re excited to welcome Mary Jo Foley as a GeekWire contributor. Mary Jo has been one of the sharpest watchers of Microsoft for many years, currently as Editor in Chief at Directions on Microsoft, an IT planning and advisory service. She’ll be offering her take for GeekWire periodically on the latest developments in Redmond, starting with this piece.]
Reorgs are a way of life at Microsoft. But the pace of them over the last couple of months has led many to wonder what the heck is happening in Redmond — especially when coupled with the company’s stock price having its worst quarter in years.
During the past couple of months, Microsoft has made a noticeable number of organizational…

